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Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 is a decent ruling considering the times but it's only been RECENTLY used toward the end you mention.
Originally, they required a License which required presenting the marijuana to the feds to get the License which would make the illegal act legal. This was overturned in Leary v. United States, 395 U.S. 6 and it was only until recently they used the ICC (Interstate Commerce Clause) to control drug use.
This is why the Federal Government prosecutes and goes after sellers/growers in California and states who will not prosecute (as in the case of medical marijuana).
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